Sir John Vanbrugh: Storyteller in Stone

by Vaughan Hart

This engaging and beautifully illustrated book looks at the remarkable life and work of Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726)--by turns businessman, soldier, playwright, and (despite lacking either training or qualifications) the architect of some of the most important country houses of his era. Architectural historian Vaughan Hart examines Vanbrugh's surviving, destroyed, and unrealized buildings--among them Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace--outlining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300119291
• ISBN13: 9780300119299
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.9" x 11.3"